Chris Climbing

Here's a quick update on my progress with the 100KM I've spent the last month preparing & training, had a bit of an knee issue which has delayed my attempt but has also allowed me to fully reccy each of the stages. The 5 stages are detailed below in these relive videos: Stage 1: 23.61 KM, 1118m of ascent Relive 'Morning Run' Stage 2: 18.65 KM, 675m of ascent Relive '2nd Stage of 100km' Stage 3: 18.30 KM, 827m of ascent Relive '3rd Stage of the Costa Blanca Mountain Way' Stage 4 & 5: 44.88 KM, 1978m of ascent Relive 'Stages 4 & 5 of the Costa Blanca Mountain Way' The date for the 1st attempt is Sunday 16th June (my birthday), starting about 7pm CET, and running through the night to make the most of the cooler temperatures. If you want to track the run live, you can see it on this link here: https://eur-share.inreach.garmin.com/Duffer It pings my location every 10mins. If you

It's been a while since I've posted anything on here, I might go into the "why" in a later post, but in short I became soft, physically and mentally. Part of the process in returning to form has been Trail Running, something I've always shied away from. For years I'd tried to start and never pushed past the initial discomfort, particularly in my knees, which manifested the more self fulfilling of my excuses, that running was bad for me. But this time, mainly thanks to my amazing wife Lisa (more on her awesomeness below), with her support and motivation to try harder I pushed through the unpleasantness of my body adapting, also with the help of some great audio books and podcasts (boredom was my other main excuse not to run). This process started in December 2018 and after just a few weeks the benefits had started to show, weight loss, increased energy & better fitness for rock climbing. Another surprise was the extra dimension of enjoyment that Trail R